新涼の星や死者にも朝が来て　すずき巴里

shinryô no hoshi ya shisha nimo asa ga kite

            early autumn coolness

            on this planet—

            morning comes to the dead, too

                                                Pari Suzuki

from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo